Tata Zest sedan breaks cover, AMT for diesel variant

Tata Motors has unveiled the Tata Zest at an event in New Delhi, ahead of the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo. Measuring 3,995 mm long, 1,695 mm wide and 1,570 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,470 mm, the compact sedan tips the scales at 1,106 kg.

Penned by the Indian carmaker’s design studios in Pune, Coventry and Turin, the Zest is motivated either by a new 1.2 litre Revotron four-cylinder turbo petrol (85 PS at 5,000 rpm/140 Nm between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm) or a 1.3 litre Quadrajet diesel (90 PS at 4,000 rpm/200 Nm between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm).

Tata has announced that the diesel variant will get a new F-Tronic Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) with five speeds. This makes it the first car in its class to offer an AMT, as well as the cheapest automatic diesel car in India.

The vehicle sports a new corporate grille with the “Humanity Line” – that’s the line on the bottom of the grille that flows into the glass of the projector headlamps. LED DRLs frame the fog lamps, while the tail lamps also feature LEDs. The wheels are 16-inch alloys.

The Tata Zest utilises an updated version of the X1 platform, which underpins the Vista hatch and its Manza sedan sibling. Its sub-four metre length allows it to qualify for small car excise benefits in India. A hatchback version, called the Tata Bolt, has also been unveiled alongside it.

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

At least Bollywood has a better car than our boleh land.I am not running down Proton for nothing.The dashboard looks much ,much better than our Proton.Performance wise,one has to test drive this car.I hope the engine does not resemble the boiling Campro engine(which sounds like boiling water)

butthurt proton basher, always downgrade proton everywhere. that’s not making other cars better. and how you know the fit and finish is better than proton only by looking pics? pics are deceiving and that’s total BS

I recently bought this car in India…very nice car…very smooth engine…good power in high RPM…No lag for engine..and interior is soo nice..car has inbuilt Harman Kardon audio system and it looks quit expensive though…back seat has lot of boot space…tata is learned from Land rover n jaguar….i feel it is better than Honda Amaze(Indian Model) economy is soooo good : 1 ltr/21
price : approx RM 3,8700

By the way i have Myvi SE 1.5 in malaysia 2014 Model…No need explain about myvi to our fellows..Myvi is comfortable…but tooo over priced

Price : RM 5,7000
1 ltr/13

perodua has to learn from TATA..
we are looking for fuel efficiency and more comfort…

Indian automotive has been improved way better than China cause of many collaboration with either Japanese or Europe companies.Ive drive TATA Suv turbo diesel and yes engine refinement may not be that good(Rough sound) but at least the engine is still reliable.Normally their engine doesnt churns out more power compared to Japanese/European/Korean or even Campro but is still reliable in every whether.

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